Fishing reel



Oct; 25, 1949.

S G. HIRSCH FISHING REEL Filed Oct. 9, 1946 Patented Oct. 25, 1949 FISHING REEL Stephen G. Hirsch, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Ocean City Manu'facturingCompany, Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application October 9, 1946, Serial No. 702,272

3 Claims.

, jects of the present invention are to provide a means for introducing a friction load resisting rotation of the reel spool to overcome such overrunning which will act directly upon the shaft of the spool which may be very readily regulated and in which the parts after assembly comprise a complete unit the elements of which are not separable from one another and, accordingly, cannot be lost, and in which the presence of exposed threaded parts is eliminated.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings wherein, for the purpose of illustration, I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of a fishing reel embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary diametrical section illustrating the mounting of the reel spool shaft;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a combined perspective of the lefthand bearing element and the associated stud of the bearing cap.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numerals I and II denote end plates mounting bearings I2 and I3 which receive the ends of the shaft I4 mounting spool I and fixed thereto. The end bearing I2, or right-hand end bearing, may be of any usual or ordinary construction having engagement with the shaft to limit axial movement of the shaft toward the right-hand end of the reel. As at present shown, the shaft has a reduced end portion I6 producing a shoulder H which abuts the inner end face of the bearing, portion I6 fitting within the bearing bore I2a. The left-hand bearing l3 projects through and is rigidly mounted in end plate II and at its outer end comprises a head I8 the inner end of which is slightly spaced from the outer face of end plate II. This end plate is, for a purpose presently to appear, transversely slotted at I9. The head and the major portion of the bearing I3 are pierced by a bore 20 of greater diameter than the bore of the bearing surface'ZI which receives the reduced left-hand end portion 22 of shaft I4. This reduced end portion projects through the bearing bore -2I into the enlarged bore 20' and is there abutted by a thrust plate '23 which, for a purpose presently -to appear, is flatted or otherwise formed at to provide a slight space or spaces between the periphery ofthe thrust plate and the wall '0 bore 20 Engaged with the head is a cap 25 comprising a barrel portion 26 having at its inner end an inturned flange 2'! engaging beneath the inner face of head I8, an end plate 28 press-fitted into the outer end of the barrel 26 and provided centrally with an internally threaded boss 29, and a threaded stud 30 engaged in the threaded boss and having projecting arms 3| engaging in the slots I9 of head I8.

Disposed within the bore 20 between thrust plate 23 and the inner end of stud 30 is a spring 32 and it will be obvious that by rotation of cap 25, the outer surface of the barrel of which is knurled at 33 to assist in this operation, the compression of spring 32 may be closely regulated and, accordingly, the frictional resistance to rotation of shaft I4 regulated. It will be obvious that the spring 32 will set up frictional resistance between the threads of boss 29 and stud 30 and between the confronting faces of flange 21 and head I8 so that likelihood of disturbance of a set adjustment is eliminated, particularly in view of the fact that rotation of shaft I4 and the friction thus set up cannot be transmitted to stud 30 because of its engagement with the fixed bearing I3.

In order that the bearing surface may be readily lubricated, a small opening 34 may be formed in end plate 28 and an axial bore 35 formed through the stud 30. Lubricant introduced through these openings will find its way to the bearing surface 2| through the spaces left between the wall of bore 29 and thrust plate 23 at 24.

It will be obvious that while this construction has been illustrated as applied to the left-hand end plate because of the convenience of access afforded by this location it may be employed at either end plate as desired.

An obvious variation of the construction above described is illustrated in Figures 6 and 7, wherein the end plate 28A has a stud 30A fixed therein, said stud being threaded and being, in the present instance, provided by threading an ordinary screw axially through the end plate 28A. The spring compressor in this instance becomes a disc 3 IA, threaded on the stud 30A and having wings 3 IB for engagement in slots I9.

It will also be obvious that the particular construction of bearing l2, except as to its functions as a means for properly mounting shaft l4 and limiting its movement in one direction, is purely a matter of choice. I, accordingly, do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the construction herein shown except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

1. In a fishing reel, spaced end plates, fixed bearings carried by said end plates, a line spool having a shaft mounted in said bearings, said shaft having engagement with one of said bearings limiting axial movement of the shaft in one direction, a cap rotatably mounted on the outer end of the other of said bearings and held against axial movement with relation thereto, a stud held against rotation with relation to the bearing and having threaded engagement with the cap, a thrust element guided by the bearing and abutting the adjacent end of the shaft and a spring between said stud and thrust element.

2. In a fishing reel, spaced end plates, fixed bearings carried by said end plates, a line spool having a shaft mounted in said bearings, said shaft having engagement with one of said bearings limiting axial movement of the shaft in one direction, a cap rotatably mounted on the outer end of the other of said bearings and held against axial movement with relation thereto, said cap and bearing combining to form a housing into which the associated end of said shaft extends, an axially movable abutment in said housing and having engagement with the end of the shaft permitting rotation thereof and a spring engaging the outer face of said abutment and means operated by rotation of said cap for regulating the compression of said spring.

3. In a fishing reel, spaced end plates, fixed bearings carried by said end plates, a line spool having a shaft mounted in said bearings, said shaft having engagement with one of said bearings limiting axial movement of the shaft in one direction, a cap rotatably mounted on the outer end of the other of said bearings and held against axial movement with relation thereto, the outer REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNI'IED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,314,032 Coxe et al Mar. 16, 1943 2,347,173 Coxe et a1 Apr. 25, 1944 

